Monday, November 28, 2005

Isolated Power by Position

As promised yesterday, I will now present tables showing how the Tigers ranked in isolated power (ISO) among American Leaguers by position in 2005.The first table is a summary table showing only the Tiger players. It lists each Tiger at his most frequently played position, gives the number of players qualifying (at least 295 PA) at that position and tells where the Tiger ranked among them in ISO. You’ll see the following:

The Tigers had their highest ranking sluggers (rank as a proportion of qualifiers) at first base (Pena and Shelton) and left field (White).

They had a power shortage in the outfield (Logan, Ordonez).

Their two highest ranking sluggers at their respective positions (Pena and White) are the most likely ones not to return next year.

Tigers by Position

Pos

Player

No

Rnk

C

Rodriguez

13

6

1B

Pena

23

7

1B

Shelton

23

9

1B

Young

23

11

2B

Infante

16

9

2B

Polanco

16

12

3B

Inge

15

7

SS

Guillen

13

9

LF

White

19

6

CF

Logan

15

15

RF

Monroe

18

13

RF

Ordonez

18

17

The tables which follow list all American League players by position ranked by ISO.It also includes batting average (BA) and slugging average (SLG).